The path to the Mets:
Eric Hanhold has been on scout’s radars since (at least) 2011, when he was
started to stand out on the mound for the East Lake High School baseball team
in Florida. He was named to the Rawlings/Perfect Game
Florida Region Second team prior to his senior season, and then dominated
(1.14 ERA) as he led East Lake to the Class 8A District Championship in 2012.
Hanhold’s strong season earned him a chance to pitch at Tropicana Field that summer,
in a Tampa Bay HS All-Star Classic.

Recapish

Rain
and a few missed scoring chances led to the Brooklyn Cyclones wasting one of
their top starting performances of the season Wednesday night in Staten Island,
as they a rain-shortened 2-1 loss to the Yanks. Making just his second start
with Brooklyn, Cyclones starter Bryan Campusano (incorrectly written as Briam
since he signed) struck out seven and allowed just one single over five strong
innings of work, but ended up the tough-luck loser. Brooklyn outhit Staten
Island 2-to-1, and the Cyclones had an additional five batters reach via a
BB/HBP, but they went 0-2 with runners in scoring position and scratched out
just the one run. Just two at bats with runners in scoring position actually
speaks to how dispersed those base runners were.

Hartford Yard Goats @ Binghamton Rumble
Ponies

September 1-4, 2017

(3 Games)

This
is a series breakdown for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies final regular season
series of 2017. Given the timing of the post, this format seemed more
appropriate than individual recaps, but there are more highlights included
below than in the three similar early season posts that are also going up
today. This was originally scheduled to be a 4-game series, but rain led to the
cancellation of the game on 9/3 – they weren’t going to schedule an unnecessary
double-header for the final day of the season.

Columbia Fireflies @ Rome Braves

September 1-4, 2017

This
is a series breakdown for the Columbia Fireflies final series of 2017. Given
the timing of the post, this format seemed more appropriate than individual
recaps, but there are more highlights included below than in the three similar
early season posts that are also going up today.

Binghamton Rumble Ponies @ Portland Sea Dogs

April 10-12, 2017

This
is a breakdown from the Binghamton Rumble Ponies April series against the
Portland Sea Dogs that I hadn’t initially covered. The goal with these ‘Series
in Review’ posts wasn’t to cover the series as fully as I normally would but to
highlight a few players who didn’t get as much coverage throughout the rest of
the season.

Hickory Crawdads @ Columbia Fireflies

April 10-12, 2017

This
is a breakdown of the Columbia Fireflies April series against the Hickory
Crawdads. The goal with these ‘Series in Review’ posts wasn’t to cover the series
as fully as I normally would but to highlight a few players who didn’t get as
much coverage throughout the rest of the season.

Augusta Green Jackets @ Columbia Fireflies

April 6-9, 2017

Below
is a breakdown of the Columbia Fireflies opening series from 2017, which was a
sweep of the Augusta Green Jackets. The goal with these ‘Series in Review’
posts wasn’t to cover the series as fully as I normally would but to highlight
a few players who didn’t get as much coverage throughout the rest of the
season.

Recapish

The
Las Vegas 51s bats finally came alive in Thursday’s finale with Sacramento, but
the team still took an 8-7 loss to the River Cats to get swept out of town. 51s
starter Robert Gsellman was sent down for this start so he could work on his stuff
over about 100 pitches and not worry about the results, which, unfortunately for
Las Vegas, got ugly. The 51s battled all the way back for a 9th
inning tie after Gsellman left, but then the River Cats won on a walkoff in the
bottom half anyway.